Corporate Lawyer

About Us

We’re one of Australia’s most trusted brands. Being Member-owned, every decision we make has people and our community at its heart. From our legendary Roadside assistance to electric vehicle charging networks, holiday parks and lodges, car rentals, and harbour transport and ocean cruising we are striving to make a difference that contributes to a brighter shared future for all Australians.

Forget what you thought you knew about the NRMA – take a look on the inside and you’ll discover that life with us is more than just a job – it’s your chance to make a difference together.

Your opportunity

We currently have a great opportunity for a Corporate Lawyer to join the NRMA’s Group Legal team on a full-time permanent basis.

The role offers the flexibility to work from home and across our Sydney CBD and/or other offices as agreed and required for the role.

In this role you will deliver timely and relevant legal advice and services to support the Corporate strategy and goals, manage legal risks and educate NRMA staff on their legal obligations.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Advising on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating initial phase documents (confidentiality agreements, adviser engagement letters, term sheets and exclusivity undertakings etc), overseeing or conducting due diligence, reviewing and negotiating business sale and share sale acquisitions and disposals, crafting appropriate representations, warranties and indemnities and, where NRMA is the purchaser, advising on risk mitigation strategies such as warranty and indemnity insurance
• Advising on equity investments and disposals, including reviewing and negotiating shareholders’ agreements
• Advising on other commercial arrangements such as alliances, joint ventures and franchises
• Advising on corporations law and corporate governance matters
• Advising on matters relating to investigations, incidents and risk across the NRMA Group
• Providing legal support to the NRMA Parks & Lodges business unit, including advising on park acquisitions, management agreements, long-term leases, competition and consumer law issues and various compliance matters
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of other commercial agreements
• Developing training programmes and policies and procedures

About You

• Tertiary qualification of LLB or equivalent
• Admitted as a solicitor in one or more states in Australia and holding a current practising certificate (restricted or unrestricted)
• Four to ten years’ experience as a solicitor with a top tier or mid-tier law firm in mergers and acquisitions and general commercial practice
• Solid experience in corporate governance
• Experience of corporate investigations and incidents and related laws such as whistleblowing, employment practices and work health and safety (desirable not essential)
• Experience of working in an in-house legal team (desirable not essential)
• Experience in competition and consumer law, franchising law, legal disputes, employment law, privacy law, ICT & intellectual property law and/or property law (desirable not essential)
• Excellent commercial acumen, including a deep understanding of the commercial context in which legal advice is sought, and an ability to provide strategic legal advice and pragmatic solutions that promote the achievement of an organisation’s strategic goals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence & negotiate to reach agreeable outcomes
• Excellent at responding flexibly and positively to changing and competing priorities in a complex environment
• High level of attention to detail

Amazing Benefits are Yours!

To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered and celebrated we provide a range of employee benefits including:

• “ME’” day – one extra day of paid leave per year, called a ME Day, to use at any time during the calendar year
• Flexible work practices with the opportunity to split working from home and the office; flexible hours and remote working at locations other than home
• Discounts on all NRMA insurances, group products and free roadside assistance
• Accommodation discounts and VIP extras at our Award winning Tasmanian Lodges, Hotels and NRMA Holiday Parks
• Access to exclusive member marketplace benefits – including discounts on fuel, movie tickets, attractions & experiences, cafes & restaurants and many more
• Market leading 18 weeks paid primary and 4 weeks paid secondary parental leave entitlements
• My Thanks reward and recognition program for great contributions to the team
• Extensive online learning platforms and customised professional development

Why the NRMA?

• We made the 2022 AFR Boss Best Places to Work List
• Recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality
• Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace
• Awarded 2022 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Bronze Employer & 2022 AWEI Most Improved Employer

We thank you for your application in advance. Please note only candidates who have been shortlisted will be contacted.

Successful applicants will be required to complete pre-employment checks.

At the NRMA inclusion and diversity are part of our DNA. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. It fuels our innovation, promotes flexible ways of working and connects us closer to our members and the communities we serve.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. The NRMA is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.